Chapter 250 Football has officially entered the Romance of the Three Kingdoms stage from the era of

"goal!!!"

"It's unbelievable, I can't believe it was Manchester City who scored first at Camp Nou!"

"Lin, this 18-year-old youngster made his debut at Camp Nou and scored against his old club. He stood up again when the team was in crisis and scored a golden goal with a long-distance attack. What a goal!”

"You can always trust Lin!"

"Barcelona is in danger. If the game ends with this score, it will be very detrimental to their promotion!"

"Even if they defeat Manchester City in the end, giving Manchester City an away goal at home will be very detrimental to Barcelona's promotion situation!"

The commentators from major TV stations all went crazy the moment Lin Quan scored this goal.

There were very few people who were optimistic about Manchester City before the game. Judging from the situation in the first thirty minutes, the trend of the game was in line with everyone's expectations.

The powerful Barcelona has the advantage. Manchester City is crumbling under Barcelona's fierce attack. Barcelona's victory seems to be only a matter of time.

However, Lin Quan's goal shattered all of this!

What's the use of having a higher ball possession rate and more shots?

As long as goals are not scored, these advantages cannot be converted into victory.

After all, a football game is still a game about who scores more goals, and now, Manchester City has already scored a goal, but Barcelona still has zero on their account!

Therefore, many experts have begun to doubt their own judgment.

Do Barcelona really have the advantage?

On the sidelines, Barcelona coach Martino was also thinking about this issue.

After coaching Barcelona, ​​he had already discovered that the passing and controlling tactics left behind by Guardiola were not as effective as before.

Pass-and-control football has high requirements on the strength of the team's lineup. Players on the field need to have strong ball-playing abilities, and they must also have sufficient physical fitness to enable them to execute high-position pressing tactics in the frontcourt.

Controlling the ball at your feet and replacing defense with offense is the essence of Guardiola's passing tactics.

This tactic was very successful a few years ago. In addition to the lack of understanding of this tactic by the outside world, it was also related to Barcelona's lineup at the time.

The Barcelona lineup during Guardiola's era was obviously younger. When he led the team to win the Champions League, Messi was only in his early 20s, Xavi was less than 30 years old, and Busquets and others were also in their golden years between 23-26 years old. Within age.

At that time, they had sufficient physical strength to implement high-pressing tactics in the frontcourt. When other teams faced Barcelona, ​​they either couldn't get the ball at all and could only defend passively.

Or he finally got the ball, but because there was no outlet for the ball, he was quickly snatched away by Barcelona's high-pressing tactics, and then fell into a situation where he was passively beaten without getting the ball.

But now, it is difficult for Barcelona to execute this high-pressing tactic.

The players are too old and their running ability is not what it used to be. In addition, inspired by Mourinho, other teams have developed methods for their passing and control tactics - trading space for time!

A football match is nothing more than a game of time and space!

Barcelona's passing and control utilizes the space to the extreme. When the football is at Barcelona's feet, they will patiently shift their feet, use frequent changes of positions, set sides and midfielders to intervene in the attack, etc., to pull the opponent's defensive formation and look for the ball. Breakthrough.

Once the opponent makes a mistake, Barcelona's thunderous blow will come.

But because they take a long time to organize their offense, the efficiency of their use of time naturally becomes very low.

Mourinho did the opposite, giving up the fight for space and greatly improving the efficiency of time.

His team does not pursue possession, and the free ball is given to you, and I will catch your offensive mistakes.

Once the ball possession changes and it is his team's turn to attack, he will pursue the most extreme and efficient counterattack. Players do not need to make complicated moves and passes like Barcelona. After getting the ball, they pass straight forward. The striker in front ran forward desperately.

It only takes two or three passes for the football to move from one's own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area.

Real Madrid in the Mourinho era had the ability to complete an attack in ten seconds or less.

Because the time is too short, most of the opponent's players have no time to retreat, so their counterattack is very efficient. As long as the ball is successfully passed to the forward's feet, it is very likely to be converted into a goal.

And Manchester City's attack is simply a replica of the original Real Madrid team.

It was precisely because of this that Martino began to waver in his heart.

When Guardiola's dream third dynasty faced Mourinho in the later stages, they did not take advantage.

The Barcelona he took over was two years older than that time. Can they defeat Manchester City's tactics?

Not only Martino had this idea, many players in the Barcelona team felt frustrated after seeing Lin Quan score.

They worked hard to control the ball for 30 minutes and completed 6 shots, but failed to score a single goal.

The opponent only launched a counterattack and scored!

The contrast was so strong that it inevitably caused some frustration among the Barcelona players.

Neymar, who only joined Barcelona last summer and has never experienced the peak period of Barcelona, ​​even began to doubt, is the passing and control tactic really correct?

Messi stood on the court with his hands on his hips and looked at Lin Quan, who was surrounded by his teammates in celebration.

He was not surprised that Lin Quanquan scored.

What really concerned him was why the opponent knew so much about his playing style and could actually predict his movements.

Is it blinded?

Or does his understanding of himself really reach such a nuanced level?

Messi plans to give it another try!

After the game restarted, Messi reached out for the ball.

His teammates trusted Messi's ability and immediately passed the ball to him when he saw him asking for the ball.

As expected, Lin Quan appeared in front of him again.

Messi was not careless this time. Although the opponent was not a dedicated defensive player, judging from his last defense, Lin Quan's defensive ability was not bad.

He made a fake move, shifted his weight to the right, and at the same time lowered his shoulders to prepare for a breakthrough.

Seeing Messi's move, Lin Quan immediately became vigilant.

coming!

The dilemma faced by defensive players when facing Messi!

If you ignore his fake move, he will make it real and then break through. If you follow his fake move, he will adjust it with faster speed and pass by.

In short, no matter which choice you make, it seems to be wrong!

Lin Quan often uses this trick in one-on-one situations, and the effect is very good. The success rate in one-on-one situations is extremely high.

Knowing the power of this move doesn't mean that Lin Quan can guard against it!

Although he understands Messi's playing style and even habits very well, he is not Messi after all, and he doesn't know what choice the other party will make.

When he uses this method to pass people, he makes the final decision based on the defensive player's choice.

Seeing that Lin Quan had not made a choice, Messi immediately completed the breakthrough from his right side.

Lin Quan turned around and took a step slower. When he turned around to chase after him, it was already too late.

Cross saw Lin Quan being passed and immediately came up to intercept.

Messi passed the ball to Neymar, who went down the wing.

Manchester City's full-back rushed up, but Messi also came to the wing at some point. He received Neymar's pass and immediately cut inside towards Manchester City's penalty area.

Kompany immediately stepped forward to intercept and block, denying Messi the space to shoot and break inside.

Messi once again passed the ball out, and Iniesta didn't know when he had penetrated to the edge of the penalty area.

After receiving Messi's pass, he passed to the left side of the penalty area. It was currently empty, but Xiaobai knew that Messi would definitely run here.

Sure enough, Messi did not watch how Iniesta handled the ball after passing the ball. He chose to believe in the tacit understanding between his teammates and him.

If Messi runs directly to the open space on the left side of the penalty area, Manchester City's defenders may be more vigilant.

But Messi was smart. He took a step back after passing the ball and made a reverse run.

This confused Manchester City's defenders and prevented them from keeping up with Messi when he ran back, giving Messi space to receive the ball!

For a player like Messi, giving him such space is definitely a fatal mistake!

When people arrive, the ball arrives!

Messi just ran into the open space on the left, and Xiaobai's pass came as promised.

The rest was simple. Messi stopped the ball with his chest and then swept the ball into Manchester City's goal.

Manchester City's defenders raised their hands and thought it was an offside goal.

However, the linesman did not raise his flag and the referee ruled that the goal was valid.

The slow-motion replay of the scene showed that the ball was indeed within a few millimeters.

When Messi was running back, Manchester City's defender just moved forward, causing the ball to look like it was offside.

If Messi's starting speed had been half a second faster, or if Manchester City's defenders had advanced the defense a little faster, then the ball would really have been offside.

In the 33rd minute, with Messi's goal, Barcelona equalized the score.

Barcelona fans at Camp Nou can finally celebrate unbridled at this time.

Messi, the hero of the goal, celebrated this goal with his iconic hands pointing to the sky.

For this showdown between Manchester City and Barcelona, ​​the outside world believes that the biggest highlight is the direct dialogue between Messi and Lin Quan.

Messi became famous the earliest and has won more honors.

Therefore, before the game, the outside world was more optimistic about Messi, but they did not expect that it was Lin Quan who scored the first goal in the game.

This surprised the outside world and made Messi feel a lot of pressure.

Well now, he finally scored a goal, and finally he will no longer be compared with this guy!

It's strange to say that no matter how much the outside world hypes up the fight between him and Ronaldo, they are even singled out and given the title of "The Unparalleled Twins".

But for Ronaldo, Messi's mentality has always been relatively peaceful.

He does not regard Ronaldo as his opponent in his heart, and he doesn't care much about such hype.

But Lin Quan is different!

From the first day he saw Lin Quan play, Messi realized that this guy would become his biggest competitor!

He secretly followed Lin Quan for two years. During this period, he even gained some insights from Lin Quan's skills and methods of playing football, and used Lin Quan as a mirror to improve his own strength.

Although he has never admitted it in public, in Messi's heart, he has long regarded Lin Quan as his biggest opponent!

Therefore, he cares about this game more than outsiders think!

Seeing Messi's goal, Lin Quan was a little helpless.

It's really not easy to guard Messi, but I shouldn't have hesitated just now.

Or just make a decisive move and take a gamble to see who can react faster. The main reason why he and Messi are difficult to guard against in this extraordinary way is that they have faster feet and can make a decision after the opponent makes a choice. Strike later.

Of course, even if the two have the same speed, the initiative is still in Messi's hands, and he is in a disadvantageous position of passive defense.

Therefore, in such a confrontation, I am afraid that I will win less and lose more.

Is there any way to limit Messi?

Lin Quan fell into deep thought.

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Messi's goal improved Barcelona's momentum a lot. They further improved the rhythm of the game and more actively increased the pressure in the frontcourt.

The football was passed quickly at the feet of the Barcelona players, with Messi, Neymar and others constantly making cross-position changes, and the two full-backs stepping forward to assist.

Messi, Neymar, Iniesta and others got shooting opportunities one after another, and Barcelona hit a wave of offensive climax.

Manchester City were very embarrassed in this round of offense. Yaya Toure and Kompany received yellow cards in defense.

Kuppers's enforcement standards are indeed very strict and he is very decisive in his cards.

After receiving the yellow card, both Yaya Toure and Kompany were wary and did not dare to make too big moves, which made Manchester City's defense more difficult.

During this period of time, Joe Hart became the busiest person on the court.

He made high passes on the goal line to resist Barcelona's attacks time and time again, without increasing the number of goals conceded.

But this cannot go on like this. After learning the lessons of conceding goals before, Barcelona is very wary of Manchester City's counterattack.

After they lose the ball, they will immediately counterattack on the spot, and there will be multiple counterattacks.

Except for Lin Quan, it is difficult for anyone else on Manchester City's side to hold the ball under such pressure, let alone pass it out.

Seeing that the first half was almost over and he couldn't get the ball in front, Lin Quan simply retreated to the front of the penalty area to join the defense.

No matter what, let’s hold on to the first half first!

Naturally, Barcelona cannot let Manchester City do what they want. They hope to score another goal at the last minute and try to return to the locker room with a lead.

In the 41st minute, the ball came to Messi's feet again.

Lin Quan took the initiative and came to Messi.

Coming again?

Messi saw Lin Quan again and didn't care as much as before.

The two played against each other twice, winning one and losing the other.

But with previous successful experiences, Messi's confidence has greatly increased.

He made the same move as last time and placed the multiple-choice question in front of Lin Quan.

However, Lin Quan had already thought of a countermeasure and took a step back.

Since it's hard to choose, I'll just not make a choice at all.

The initiative is left to you!

Messi was very surprised by Lin Quan's move: The opponent actually took the initiative to retreat?

Could it be that he was afraid?

No, that's definitely not the case!

Based on Messi's understanding of Lin Quan, he has never been afraid of him before!

Yaya Toure had already approached from the side, and Messi couldn't think too much at this time. Taking advantage of the opponent's retreat space, Messi completed the previous action and broke forward.

Lin Quan had long expected that he would make such a choice. When retreating, he quickly turned around and got stuck in position to keep pace with Messi.

At the same time, Lin Quan leaned over and directly engaged in physical confrontation, constantly squeezing Messi's position, making it difficult for him to dribble the ball smoothly.

Messi was squeezed very hard. Lin Quan's height and weight were more advantageous than Messi. Messi was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation between the two.

After realizing this, Messi turned around decisively and relieved the pressure on himself, but also lost the opportunity to attack Manchester City's penalty area.

Seeing Lin Quan once again successfully defended Messi in a one-on-one duel, the fans at the scene and the guests in the commentary box were very surprised.

One success is a fluke, but what about the two?

Can it still be considered a fluke?

"Wow, it's really surprising that Lin Quan actually froze Messi in one-on-one defense!"

Messi has always been a nightmare for defenders of various teams in La Liga and the Champions League. In a one-on-one duel, few people can successfully defend Messi, so no one expected that Lin Quan could actually do it. at this point.

"Haha, Lin has made outstanding contributions on both offense and defense. So far, his performance is undoubtedly better than Messi!"

The first half is almost over, and the score on the field is still 1:1. Lin Quan and Messi both scored goals. Judging from the goals, the two are tied.

But Lin Quan has made greater contributions to the team on the defensive end. For an offensive player who can do this, what else can you find fault with him?

"Before the game, many people didn't agree with Lin Quan being ranked at the same level as Melo. I think after this game, the voices of doubt will be much smaller!"

In the CCTV studio, after seeing Lin Quan's performance in the first half, He Wei was full of praise for him:

"Lin Quan is undoubtedly on the same level as Mero!"

"In the future, the two heroes competing for hegemony in football may become the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!"